Check My Stripes

Stripes, checks, fringe oh my! This shawl has got it all! Stockinette and garter stripes combined with some subtle colorwork to create checks along the border and some luscious fringe for that extra oomph. The double increases on the edges create a heart shaped shawl that’ll hug your shoulders. Grab your two favorite skeins of fingering weight yarn and get knitting.

Yarn: Approx 800 yards of fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Yarn Love Yarn, Mr Darcy, C1, Beneath The Waves, C2, Bare Naked, 60% Wool, 20%Silk, 20% Yak. Dimensions: (AFTER BLOCKING) 73 inch wingspan, 20 inch depth (not including fringe). Needles: US size 6. Notions: Tapestry needle, crochet hook. Gauge: 40 stitches by 44 rows is 4 inches in garter on US size 4 needles.